Lamar Jackson's Heisman form is as good as last year: 525 yards, six TDs in win vs. UNC

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs the ball as North Carolina’s Tomon Fox (12) chases during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C.

That whole Heisman hangover thing that’s happened to winners of college football’s most prestigious award over the years (Tim Tebow, Johnny Manziel to name a few) is not an issue for Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson — whatsoever. In fact, he’s better — statistically at least — than he was last year after his first two games against power conference foes.

In his dazzling campaign last season, when Jackson had a huge September to put him way out front early in the Heisman Trophy race, he had 972 yards of offense combined against his the first two teams from power conferences that Louisville faced. This year, he had 1,010.

The junior QB had another monstrous performance, throwing for 393 yards (25-for-39 with three touchdowns) and running for another 132 yards and three scores to help drive the Cardinals to a 47-35 win against North Carolina on Saturday. That’s 525 yards of total offense, including six TDs. In doing so, he became the second player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to have back-to-back games with 300-plus passing yards and 100-plus rushing yards; Jackson threw for 378 and ran for 107 last week in a Louisville win against Purdue.

In case the stat line doesn’t provide enough of a wow factor, his highlight reels should do the trick (see below).